Angus Reilly

London

Assistant Editor at Engelsberg Ideas

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The forgotten British spy who infiltrated Hitler's inner circle

3 weeks ago | telegrafi.com | Angus Reilly

By: Angus Reilly / The Daily TelegraphTranslation: Telegrafi.comThe von der Ropp family carries a unique kind of mythology. As German inhabitants of the Baltic states, this family descended from the Teutonic Knights of the 1934th century and briefly rose to prominence in the first half of the XNUMXth century.
The forgotten British spy who infiltrated Hitler's inner circle

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Angus Reilly

The von der Ropp family has a certain kind of mythology. German residents of the Baltic states, the family were descended from 13th-century Teutonic knights and blazed briefly in the first half of the 20th century. Among them was Edward von der Ropp, an archbishop and "Polish reactionary jingo"; Dorothea von der Ropp, mistress of King Zog of Albania, who took her life on an Athens beach in 1934, and Christoph von der Ropp, who filed dispatches for the Nazi paper Der Führer.
The power of the Blue Marble

2 months ago | engelsbergideas.com | Angus Reilly

In December 2002, James Cameron threw a party. The film director was at the height of his fame in the wake of Titanic’s success and his event was an important occasion in the Hollywood calendar. It was a party to mark the 30th anniversary of Apollo 17, the final manned trip to the moon by NASA and a thrilling opportunity for the cosmologically-inclined director to dine with his heroes.
The many makings of Donald Trump

Nov 1, 2024 | engelsbergideas.com | Angus Reilly

On 27 October, Donald Trump came home. ‘No city embodies the spirit, energy and potential of the American people more than where we are gathered tonight’, Trump told the crowd in New York city, after he arrived two hours later than scheduled. ‘I call it a beautiful oasis,’ he went on, ‘when I left New York was the place you wanted to be.
Jimmy Carter, orphan of the American Century

Oct 1, 2024 | engelsbergideas.com | Angus Reilly

As Jimmy Carter marks his 100th birthday on 1 October 2024 – the first American president to reach such a milestone – he remains, to some extent, an orphan in the grand narratives of the American century. From January 1977 to 1981, his presidency was marked by turbulence and crises, and, out of the chaos, grew a new form of American power. But Carter still defies easy categorisation; the very circumstances that made his presidency transformative and elusive have overshadowed his legacy.
A great Jewish historian fears for Israel’s soul

Sep 9, 2024 | msn.com | Angus Reilly

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Diary of a Crisis by Saul Friedländer: 3-star review

Sep 9, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Angus Reilly

Crowds in Tel Aviv last month denounce Benjamin Netanyahu and demand a hostages deal Credit: Amir Levy Crisis? Which crisis?
Kamala Harris and the empty language of international order

Jul 26, 2024 | engelsbergideas.com | Angus Reilly

‘We infer the spirit of the nation in great measure from the language,’ observed Ralph Waldo Emerson. American political language articulates a distinct history of national development and international power. Since 1945, the president of the United States has been the spokesperson for the ideal of the free world. The declaratory power of claiming leadership over that idea is more notable even than the tangible opportunities of heading its group of disparate nations.
The dark spectacle of American political violence

Jul 15, 2024 | engelsbergideas.com | Angus Reilly

Donald Trump’s rallies have been part of American political life for almost a decade. From the beginning of his first presidential run in 2015, the media watched his ringmaster act before adoring crowds until, through his presidency, their novelty wore off. The script, the staging, the colours, the audience and the phrase on the lectern, all captured in the static frame of a camera for television, became familiar. The rally in Pennsylvania on 13 July appeared set to follow the same course.
An uncertain idea of Britain

Jul 5, 2024 | engelsbergideas.com | Angus Reilly

In just over two months, Britain’s last coal-fired power station will close. Ratcliffe-on-Soar was opened in 1968 when Britain produced nearly 180 million tonnes of coal a year. The eight cooling towers on the Nottinghamshire plain will shut off at the end of September, concrete monuments to a Britain that once was. The final pieces of Britain’s original industrial heritage are disappearing.